30 Blows and wounds scrub away evil,

and beatings purge the inmost being.

30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil;

strokes make clean the innermost parts.

30 Physical punishment cleanses away evil;

such discipline purifies the heart.

30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,

As do stripes the inner depths of the heart.

30 Hard punishment will get rid of evil,

and whippings can change an evil heart.

30 Stripes that wound cleanse away evil;

And strokes reach the innermost parts.

30 Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes purge the inner parts of the belly.

30 Brutal beatings cleanse away wickedness. 

Such beatings cleanse the innermost being. 

30 Lashes and wounds purge away evil,

and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.

30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil;

beatings make clean the innermost parts.

30 The blows of a wound will cleanse evil,

as will beatings of the innermost part.

30 Blows and wounds wash evil away.

And beatings make you pure deep down inside.

30 Stripes that wound scour away evil,

And strokes reach the innermost parts.